The Multiannual Financial Framework

The Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) is the total budget the European Union has at its disposal to implement its internal and external policies for a seven-year period. The current one, which amounts to just under 1.1 trillion Euros, will expire in 2020. The European Commission, European Parliament and Council of the European Union – representing the EU member states – are beginning to position themselves for negotiations on the next budget post-2020. These negotiations will begin in earnest in 2018.

ECDPM will be producing analysis, facilitating discussion and closely following the negotiations up to the final agreement on the new budget. We will focus on the implications for foreign policy, development cooperation and Africa-Europe relations. The global and European political context has dramatically changed in the last years, which will have repercussions for the amounts agreed and the focus of the EU’s global role.

In this dossier you can find our latest publications on the upcoming Multiannual Financial Framework, as well as analysis on the European Development Fund and the current EU budget.

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